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1975
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Monster Movies
It's Saturday night and the entire family gathers around the 13" blue & white TV for another monster movie. Dad popped a big bowl of popcorn and my 7-year old hands dart in and out of that big, wooden popcorn bowl trying to claim my share of the salty treats. At first I'd take one piece at a time until I noticed my dad taking fistfuls at once. I quickly adopt his strategy as the evening's monster movie begins. Milwaukee channel 18 was tuned into our TV and the unmistakable intro to WVTV's Saturday Night at the Movies would begin. A tarantula would slowly and creepily crawl over a book that featured the show's title as eerie music played in the background. Whether it was a rubber-suited Godzilla or Gamera stomping Tokyo yet again, or the mythical monsters of another world brought to life through the talents of Ray Harryhausen, monster movies never failed to entertain. At the conclusion of each Saturday Night at the Movies they'd announce next week's feature. If you were lucky it would be another monster flick that you could look forward to all week long!
SEE ALSO:
Godzilla (series)
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